Sam Houston State Bearkats
Southland (40-20, 19-11)
Big Wins: 4/11 at Baylor (7-4), 4/25 at Houston (12-2), 5/25 vs Southeastern Louisiana (8-4)
Bad Losses: 2/18 Nevada (4-5), 3/25 Buffalo (4-10), 5/13 at Houston Baptist (1-9)
Coach: Matt Deggs
Key Field Players:
Blake Chisolm, Junior, IF, .355 BA, 35 RBI
Bryce Johnson, Junior, OF, .350 BA, 39 RBI, 30 SB
Robie Rojas, Senior, C, .342 BA, 6 HR, 41 RBI
Andrew Fregia, Sophomore, IF, .319 BA, 7 HR, 44 RBI, 13 SB
Hunter Hearn, Sophomore, OF, .316 BA, 38 RBI
Taylor Beene, Senior, IF, .315 BA, 35 RBI
Clayton Harp, Sophomore, OF, .300 BA, 5 HR, 45 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Heath Donica, Senior, P, 1.69 ERA, 9-0 W/L, 2 CG, 101.0 IP, 100 SO
Hayden Wesneski, Freshman, P, 3.97 ERA, 9-2 W/L, 77.0 IP, 43 SO
Seth Ballew, Sophomore, P, 3.99 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 67.2 IP, 57 SO
Dakota Mills, Junior, P, 4.14 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 67.1 IP, 54 SO
Nick Mikolajchak, Freshman, P, 2.84 ERA, 0-3 W/L, 25.1 IP, 26 SO, 10 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .303 (29th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.86 (70, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.66 (174, 7)
Earned Run Average: 3.66 (35, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (112, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.48 (229, 7)
Scoring Offense: 6.7 (48, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .424 (87, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.61 (26, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.48 (4, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 Regional lost to Arizona, defeated Princeton, eliminated by Arizona
2014 Regional defeated Dallas Baptist, lost to TCU, defeated Siena, eliminated by TCU
2013 Regional defeated Louisiana Lafayette, lost to LSU, eliminated by Louisiana Lafayette
2012 Regional lost to Arkansas, defeated Prairie View A&M, defeated Rice, eliminated by Arkansas
2009 Regional lost to Rice, eliminated by Xavier
2008 Regional lost to Rice, eliminated by Texas
2007 Regional lost to Mississippi, defeated Troy, defeated Southern Miss, eliminated by Mississippi
1996 Regional defeated Miami (FL), lost to Texas, eliminated by UCLA
1989 Regional lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by New Orleans
*all team stats through 5/21
